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Site updates, what I'm working on, general news from the island...
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| Jan. 2012 |
Still very busy with more commissions, so instead of my promised pictures, some new knives for sale from Bob, and some exceptional carving by a friend. I have some time coming up over the summer though, so now's a good time to get in touch, and hopefully I'll get some new knives up soon! So far in 2012, we've had near-constant gale force winds, with the occasional force 11, and a fair amount of storm damage to contend with. But the sun is out right now... |
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| Dec. 2011 |
Been very, very busy with fixed deadline commissions, so little time for updates, or for finishing knives for sale! Just getting camera and lights together again over the holidays though, to let you in on some works in progress. We've had an odd winter so far on the Isle of Skye - very warm (for here!) all through November, with the last of the garden flowers lasting right up until the near hurricane force winds the other week... More updates coming soon - new year, new good intentions! In the meantime, Happy Holidays! |
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| August 2011 |
Just got in under the wire for this month! Things have been very busy round here: lots of visitors and enquiries, not to mention workshop shake-ups and the like. Couple of new knives up right now, and I'm working on photos of some sgians and more unusual pieces in progress. The weather did stay good for a bit, but we're edging back into autumn now! |
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| June 2011 |
Just a wee update, to add a more traditional tanto, available now. I'm currently working on finishing a clan crest dagger, and hope to have some pictures of that to put up soon. In the meantime, the weather 's finally improved a bit here - about time, and long may that continue... |
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| June 2011 |
Well, I did manage a May update, but only just! Now you can finally see what's been taking all my time this year - it turned out cool, but kicked my ass in a number of ways since the turn of the year! Concentrating on that did mean a lot of downtime in between horribly difficult carving, so I got a number of other things finished that should appear on here soon... In the meantime, I'm getting my schedule back on track. May did not live up to its reputation: while the rest of the country basked in the sun, we've had another hurricane, constant wind and endless rain. So much for summer... |
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| April 2011 |
I'm not long back from attending another forging workshop hosted by Owen Bush, and I'm about to go away travelling for a couple of weeks, so activity here will be limited until early May. I will be intermittently emailable, but not able to dispatch anything, so I've not put up any new knives for sale right now. I can say that the next 'forge special' is the epitome of basic, and I can also promise some pictures of the truly epic commission I've been working on for months... |
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March 2011 |
Twice in one month! I hope I can keep this up... Everyone has rotten colds here right now, and although the daffodils have flowered, and the sun sets in the evening rather than the afternoon, it doesn't feel much like spring on the island yet ... Roll on May (the best weather in the Skye year, usually). |
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| March 2011 |
New look, new content, new knives for sale. Finishing the gas forge, and starting to really work with it, has revolutionized how I'm working in lots of ways. I'll be talking about that on a weekly blog, and the fruits of my labours will hopefully be appearing here with more regularity! |
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Feb 2011 |
Survived a hurricane! I'm working a bit on the site again, but mostly experimenting with my new gas forge, alongside finishing that commission. Plan for spring is to finish up a few of the blades that have been on the back-burner for ages, so check back soonish... |
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Jan 2011 |
Happy New Year! The mailing list specials that weren't snapped up are now available here. I'm working on finishing a really interesting commission right now, but there should still be an antler-handled sgian dubh ready to order soon - the first time I'll have had a sgian for sale in years, I think! |
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